Sheffield Doc/Fest recieved 1400 doc submissions for their 2009 festival. Submissions are now open for Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010 which runs November 3 to 7 in Sheffield, UK. New and established filmmakers from around the world are invited to enter their new short, medium or feature length films.
The deadline to submit applications for the 4th Lindalee Tracey Award for emerging Canadian filmmakers is Friday, March 12. Submissions can be any genre, any length and are for Canadian filmmakers.The Lindalee Tracey Award is presented yearly at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival held in Toronto each spring.
Canadian-Chinese director Lixin Fan's award-winning documentary Last Train Home has finally hit theatres across Canada, including the Ridge in Vancouver, the Varsity in Toronto and the Slivercity in Richmond Hill. In the coming weeks Last Train Home will screen at Calgary's Globe Cinema, the Princess Edmonton and also in other venues across British Columbia and Ontario.
